Here Are Some Great Non-Medical Reasons To Legalize Weed

June 11, 2012

Duuude indeed. Did you know they’re thinking about decriminalizing public displays of just less than one ounce of weed? That doesn’t mean you can smoke in public, but it means that getting caught with a little pot wouldn’t result in a criminal record.

It’s unclear, however, whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed reform will get legislative backing. (Remember that New York won’t even say ‘OK’ to medical marijuana, despite the well publicized plea of Judge Gustin L. Reichbach, who uses weed for relief from cancer symptoms.)

There are lots of serious reasons for drug policy reform. Aside from these civil and human rights arguments, there are also lots of less serious — yet completely valid — reasons. Click here for our list!

This chain knows how to turn one of the world’s best foods — these things were totally growing on trees in Eden or something — into drab, bland, flavorless cylinders of over-processed carbs. The only way to competitively eat them — even in a Jean-Claude Van Damme-type deathmatch — would be drug-induced hunger.

Shark Week

Did you know that sharks don’t have any bones? They’re made entirely out of cartilage! They have rows and rows of teeth! They have to keep moving even while they sleep! Did you care? Of course not. Sharks suck and so does Shark Week, so if you’re enduring it for whatever reason, you need to be under the influence of something mind-numbing.

Couples Yoga

C’mon: Nobody is that in love.

Road House

The taglines for this 1989 movie, starring Patrick Swayze, say it all: “The dancing’s over. Now it gets dirty;” “Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there’s no tomorrow;” and “Dalton’s the best bouncer in the business. His nights are filled with fast action, hot music and beautiful women. It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it.”